Systems from Hell : Problem Definition and the Literary Portrayal of Failure in Our Public Policy and Social Institutions

Rochefort, David A.

ISBN 13: 9798855800258

Edité par State University of New York Press, 2025

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• Titre: Systems from Hell : Problem Definition and the Literary Portrayal of Failure in Our Public Policy and Social Institutions
• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9798855800258
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

This book approaches contemporary fiction as a medium for policy advocacy, one whose narrative devices both link it to, and distinguish it from, other forms of public discourse. Using the framework of political agenda setting, David A. Rochefort analyzes the rhetorical function of problem definition played by literary works when they document and characterize social issues while sounding the call for systemic reform. Focusing on a group of noteworthy realist novels by American authors over the past twenty years, this study maintains that fictional narrative is a potentially influential instrument of "empathic policy argument." The book closes by examining the agenda-setting dynamics through which a social problem novel can contribute to the process of policy change.

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David A. Rochefort is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Northeastern University.